The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-03
40 BROADWAY, New York,
December Il 1856

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December II, 1856.
Hon. Nj. G. Butler, United States
Senator, Washington, d. C.--Dcar
Sir: L have read with much satisfac-
ton in thus mornings paper Of your
effort in behalf of the improvement
OF the Charleston harbor, and I hone
the bill introduced by you yesterday
will receive the hearty support it de-
serves, The Government ought to do
something to benefit, and partially
compensate, the "Historic CITY" for
the recent unfortunate calamity it has
sustained. But your bill should not
be considered by Congress in II SYM
pathetic spirit only, for business
proposition it certainly has great mcr-
it and commercial importance. not
only valuable to the South Atlantic
coast, but to the great and growing
West even beyond The Alississippi
Valley, and the very heart Of the pro
durtive part OF tn" United States.
Charleston iH three hundred miles
nearer Kansas City than New York,
and Wlth the Improvement proposed
, III your bill wo,ild have every advnu.
taGe fer export III the staple product
that could h" obtained In o,ir North
ern ports. [ recently had n call from
gentleman who represents q for
c'gn company, who are contemplating
putting on II limo Of steamers from
some OF onr Atlantic ports South of
baltimore, and they had gone SO far
as to open registrations With certain
rmlroad companies whose lines tcrmi
nate on the coast east OF Charleston
and promptly and strongly urged
the advantages cf Charleston; and
they became much Interested, and
agreed TO hold mattcrS in allowance
until could give them further assrr-
anccS. They atc themselves larnc
exporters and their contemplated con
tracts providcd for 20 900 toms ofthcir
OWN freight Annually. They are very
large exporters in American woods,
Qumbcr logs, &c., and they have
large lumber interests along IL pro
posed railway in North Carolina and
Tennessee, and arc much Interested
III car success. | give YOU below a
copy of n letter have ust received
from the representative referred to:
"GLASGow, November 20, SO.
"Wm. II. Schoficld-Dcar Sir:
Many thanks for your favor of No.
vcmhcr 13, re. Charleston. have
pleasure III Scndng you II copy Of my
report on my visit, which may inter
est YOU, and [ would ask your special
attention to the last clatisc. (This
clause refers to the construction of
the Carolina, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago Railway and the trcnsportion
qucstiOn.) My friends are very keen
to start their line, and wanted me
to authorize the purchase of steam
er to put on their line right away in
connection with another line. SO if
You can come over with II definite
proposition to draw the steamship
and the freight we control to your
line and Charleston, it would be we'll
for our mutual interest, A limited
subsidy of say 100000 from the
railway and port, may be rcIuisito to
secure such high class of services
and steamers as to do the business Of
the port and railroad Justice, and to
draw large traffic to thoport and your
railway need not point out, how
ever how great would be tie matcri-
al benefit to Charleston and Your sys-
tenn If a good fast line WAS running |
across the Atlantic, so rs to make it |
possible for you to book CHICAGO md !
Western freight on through bills. |
Indeed it would be q sine ana non
OF your success,
"You are probably aware Of the
acquisition of the Inman Line by the |
Pennsylvania Railway Company at q
heavy cost, and the same benefits
would come to your line and Charles,
ton Ill connection with our gteamshi,,
line, and anticipating the pleasure Of
very shortly seeing You kere, / am
yours faithfully,
AUTHOR A. GovAN."
I have given this party the names
of the financial house with whom I
have arranged to finance our securi.
ties for tho building of oir line at an
early day, and they aro very confident
Cf our success, and will render Ills